I’ve given you so much, so go ahead and snicker!
The meaning of Latin proverbs in some original philosophical works
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A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi
The cliff is in front of you, and the wolves are in front of you. Behind (ie: "There is no way forward, there are pursuers behind")
A mari usque ad mare
From sea to sea (Canada's national motto)
Absenti nemo non nocuisse velit
May no one speak ill of someone who is not present
Absit omen
Hope this is not a bad omen
Abusus non tollit usum
Abuse does not exclude usefulness (the possibility of a thing being abused does not affect its use)
Actus non facit reum nisi mens est rea
Actus non facit reum nisi mens est rea
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An unintentional crime is not a crime (ie: "an honest mistake is not a crime")
Agnosco veteris vestigia flammae
I feel again that I have
Aliqando bonus dormitat Homerus
Sometimes even the good Homer would doze off (meaning: "Even sages are bound to make mistakes", that is: "A wise man must make mistakes after all his considerations" There is a mistake")
Altissima quaeque flumina minimo sono labi
The deeper the river, the quieter the sound of the water (ie: "pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger")
Amicus humani generis
Friend of all mankind
Amicus Plato, sed magis amica veritas
I love Plato, but I love truth more (that is, "truth than authority" More important")
Amor est vitae essentia
Love is the essence of life
Annibal ad portas
Hannibal to us The city gate is coming! (Used to scare children)
Ars est celare artem
Having art but not showing it is true art (i.e.: "The eagle can hide its claws")
Ars gratia artis
Art for art's sake
Ars longa, vita brevis
Art is long, life is short (meaning: "Life is short, art is immortal", or "Life is limited but art is infinite")
Audentes fortuna iuvat
Fortune favors those with courage
Audi alteram partem
Listen The statement of the other party (meaning: "The other party's words must also be listened to")
C
Caelum non animum mutant qui trans mare currunt
Those who crossed the sea Those who leave only change the weather without changing their true nature (meaning: "Walking around the world, their true nature does not change")
Carpe diem
Seize today (ie: " "Carpe diem")
Castigat ridendo mores
Laughing to rectify the trend (meaning: "to change customs with laughter", referring to cautionary comedy)
Cave canem
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Beware of vicious dogs
Caveat emptor
Buyer beware/Buyer beware
Cogito ergo sum
Cogito ergo sum In (what the French philosopher Descartes said)
D
De calcaria in carbonarium
Falled from the lime furnace into the charcoal furnace (i.e.: "Just out of The tiger's den, the wolf's den")
De gustibus non est disputandum
Everyone has different tastes; everyone has his own preferences
De minimis non curat praetor
Judges don’t care about trivial matters (meaning: “big men don’t care about trivial matters”)
Delphinum natare doces
You are teaching dolphins to swim (i.e.: “doing the same thing”)
Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
It is sweet and right to die for one's country
E
Errare humanum est
It is human nature to make mistakes (meaning: "Everyone makes mistakes", that is, "No one is a saint, and no one can have faults")
Esto quo audes
Be who you dare to be
Fas est et ab hoste doceri
You can also learn from your enemies (ie: "When three people walk together, there must be a teacher from me")
F
Finis coronat opus
The ending is the crown (the “finishing touch”) of the masterpiece
I
In libris libertas
In vino veritas
In vino veritas (meaning "freedom can be found in books")
Ipsa scientia potestas est
Knowledge itself is power
J
Jus est ars boni et aequi
Law is the art of kindness and justice (meaning: "Law is the way of goodness and justice")
L
Liber demum, Deo gratias sum liber demum
Free at last, thank God I am free at last
Liberavi animam meam
My soul has been set free
M
Manus manum lavat
Left hand washes right hand (ie: "If you help me, I will help you")
Mater artium necessitas
Necessity is art Morituri te salutant (that is: "Necessity is the mother of invention")
Morituri te salutant
Those who are about to die salute you (what a gladiator said to the emperor before a desperate fight) )
Mors ultima ratio
Death is the final law of nature
N
Nascentes morimur
Once we are born Beginning to die
Nec hostium timete, nec amicum reusate
Do not fear your enemies, nor reject your friends
Necessitas non habet legem
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Nemo me impune lacessit
No one can bully me with impunity
Nil desperandum
Never despair
Nil posse creari de nilo
It is impossible to create something out of nothing
Non multa sed multum
It is better to be less but better (Literal translation: "Not many, but many")
Non omnis moriar
I will not all die (meaning "because the books and words I have written will not be used by people") Forgotten, this is like me staying in the world forever and never dying)
Non sibi, sed omnibus
Not for myself, but for everyone
Nosce te ipsum
Know thyself (i.e.: "Know yourself and your enemy, and you will always win in every battle")
Nunc aut nunquam
In time or never ("Not now , do it for nothing")
O
Oculum pro oculo, et dentem pro dente
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
Omnia vincit amor
Love conquers all things
Otium sine litteris mors est
Idle time without literature is worse than death
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Pares cum paribus facillime congregantur
Likes tend to gather together
Parvis e glandibus quercus
Children grow from acorns to tall oak trees ("The tallest oak tree is "Also acorns grow")
Praemonitus, praemunitus
To be forewarned is to be forearmed
Primum est non nocere
Most The important thing is that there should be no intention to harm others
Pro bono publico
For the public interest
Q
Quem di diliqunt adolescens moritur
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The one whom God loves dies
Qui non est hodie cras minus aptus erit
Those who are not prepared today will not be prepared tomorrow
Qui non proficit deficit
If you do not progress, you will regress
Qui tacet consentit
Silence means acquiescence
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Who watches the caretakers? (meaning: "Who supervises the gatekeeper?", or "Who supervises the guardian?")
R
Rem tene; verba sequentur
Grasp the topic and the words will follow naturally
Requiescat in pace
May he rest in peace (used on the grave)
S
Salus populi suprema lex
The interests of the people are the highest law
Scientia lumen vitae
Knowledge is the light of life
Si vis pacem,
para bellum
If you want peace, prepare for war first
Sic transit gloria mundi
The glory of this world is gone/The glory of this life is gone/The world Wealth is fleeting
Suum cuique
Everyone has what he deserves
T
Tempora mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis
Times are changing, and we are changing with them
Tempus fugit
Time flies
Tempus omnia revelat
Time will Reveal everything (meaning: "The truth is exposed in the past time", the truth comes to light)
Testis unus testis nullus
A witness is worse than no witness
Tibi seris, tibi metis
You sow, you reap (i.e.: "you reap")
U
Ubi mel, ibi apes
Where there is honey, there must be bees (that is: "where there is smoke, there must be fire")
Ut pictura poesis
Painting is like reciting poetry
V
Vade in pace
May you go safely
Verbum sat sapienti
One word is enough for the wise
Veritas lux mea
Truth is my light
Veritas non erubescit
The truth does not blush
Veritas vos liberabit
The truth sets you free
Vigilia pretium libertatis
Vigilance is the price of freedom
Vincit omnia veritas
Truth conquers all
Vincit, qui se vincit
Conquer yourself before you can conquer others
Vir sapit qui pauca loquitur
The wise man is taciturn
Vox clamantis in deserto
The voice of people shouting in the desert
Vox populi, vox Dei
Public opinion is the will of God
Vultus est index animi
You can tell the heart by its appearance
Deo gratias Anglia redde pro victoria! God’s will points to England! ——Shakespeare's "Henry VIII"